Extended electrical outlet



Feb. 18, 1936. P. MANCHESTER 7 2,031,542

r EXTENDED ELECTRICAL OUTLE'IY Filed Dec. 15, 1953 Patented Feb. 18, 1936 h a L 2,031,542

- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE EXTENDED ELECTRICAL OUTLET Paul Manchester, Pawtucket, B. I. Application December 15, 1933, serial N0.702,571

1 Claim. (Cl. 247-3) This invention relates to certain newand useing a rear wall In, end walls I top and bottom ful improvements in extended electrical outlets. walls I! and I3 respectively and a removable face The primary object of this invention is to proplate It that preferably lies flush with the base vide an electrical outlet of the type usually set board B. The face plate i4 is provided with a seinto the base board of a room wall and is of exries of longitudinally spaced horizontally aligned 5 tended formv to facilitate attachment thereto of slotted openings [5 and said outlet box has an various electric fixtures such as floor lamps, raelongated block I6 therein with the edges theredios, vacuum cleaners, electric plugs and the like of mitered to project into the openings IE to lie and eliminating the unsightly appearance of exflush with the face of the front wall ll of the b'ox 10 tension cords customarily trailed around the base as shown in Figure 3. A spacerplate I1 is inter- 10 board of a room and over the floor area thereof, a posed between the block I6 and rear wall I3 01 plurality of electrical fixtures being associated the box and an insulation sheet I8 is interposed with the single outlet of extended form. between the spacer plate I! and the rear wall I0. It is a'further object of the invention to em- As shown in Figures 1 and 3, the insulation body in an extended outlet of the foregoing charblock it is provided with pairs of parallel slotted 15 acter, an automatic over-current protecting deopenings I9 extending lengthwise thereof and revice or cut-out to function in the presence of an spectlvely communicating with recesses at the overload and to eliminate the burning'out of the rear side of the insulation block, the recesses 20 usual main service fuses. providing seats for looped spring contact strips 20 A still further object of the invention is to pro-- 2| having one side edge seated in the recess in 20 vide a rear wall of the box of the extended outand the other side edge 22 extending over the let with a plurality of knock-outs for the passage rear face of the insulation block IE to be fastened of under plaster or other concealed wiring exthereto as at 23 by riveting or the like. An extension for the supply of electric current to wall tension contact strip 24 is carried by each looped 25 bracket lighting fixtures, wall or mantel electric contact strip 2| with adjacent ends of the exten- 25 clocks and for other purposes as may be desired; $10115 connected together as t 25 m carrying I With the above and other objects in view that at saidconnecflon lug 25 or t k t 11- will become apparent as the nature of the in-- t ttt h t of under m t or concealed vention is better understood, the same consists in m xte for wall bracket fi tures or t the novel form, combination and arrangement like. As illustrated by dotted lines'in Figure 3, 3 of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown th connector plug P has the blade contact 0 in the accompanyin draw d me positioned for passage through the slots ID of In the drawing:- the insulation block It for engagement with the Figure 1 is a fragmentary front elevational view looped spring Contact Strips}; and the latter may of the base board of a room wall with the exbe engaged bythe blade contacts C at anypomt 35 tended elec ri outlet set therein; over the length of the several slots. l9 as will at Figure 2 is a fra m y rear elevation!!! View once be apparent from an inspection of Figure 1. showing means for of under plas- The under plaster or concealed may be ter or concealed wiring to the spring contact introduced Into the outlet box by ,way of h strips of the outlet;v knock-outs 21 shown, in Figure 3 for attachment 40 I Figure 3 1s a vertical cross-sectional view taken to lugs 5 On line of Figure 1, shwmg the box As shown in Figure 4, a pair of end extension with spring con ac strip therein and an amwhcontact strips 24 have wire connections 20 with ment plug l u a by dotted lines 111 Position an automatic over-current protecting device or 4 to be engaged with the contact strip; and l Figure 4 s a fragmentary front elevational service fuses. The protecting deviceor cut-out view with the cov plate the outlet-box 29 has the usual hand control lever 3ll'extending moved, to illustrate the automatic over-current through an g -m 3 1 the m; Wall 4 Protecting device or over oad c of the outlet box as shown in Figure 1. This Referring more in d tail to th a c mp y circuit breaker may be ofthe type, well known 50 drawing, there is illustrated an extended elecin the art, in which the adjustment of the ov rtrical outlet especially designed for association load rating is sealed against tampering by unauwith the floor board B of a room wall as illusthorized persons. A conductor 32 extends from trated by dotted lines in Figure 1, the outlet 'inthe protecting device or cut-out'toconnectors 33 eluding a box of elongated rectangular form havthat are mounted upon an insulation block 34 'matic cut-outdevice.

possible and p on is over-ioadbytbeautoter extensions are oflered for over-current or While there is herein t of the invention, it is neverwithout de artinz from the shown and described the ing a the type which is theiess to be understood that minor changes may 2 9,081,542 (or t otmain c wires that exspirit and scope or the invention as claimedtmd into the box through the knock-outs 85. I claim:

A combined junction and distribution box tor building construction designed for elimination of fuse plugs, com an elongated adapted for wall'mounting and 101'- housing electrical wires for necessary circuit connections, a plurality of outlets in the casing for electrical appliances and an automaticcimuit breaker in the casing operative to prevent overload of the wires connected in the circuit the circuit breaker besealed against unauthorizd adjustment of the overioadmechanism.

PAUL MANcur-1811a!t. 

